Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.37741/t.70.4.3
Welcome to My Home: Muslim Residents' Perceptions of Western Tourists
Peter Varga
orcid.org/0000-0002-7574-945X
; EHL Hospitality Business School, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland
Marie-Astrid Rouger
; EHL Hospitality Business School, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland
Lohyd Terrier
; EHL Hospitality Business School, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland
Laura Zizka
; EHL Hospitality Business School, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland
Petar Zivkovic
; EHL Hospitality Business School, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland
Abstract
Religion influences people and their perceptions. This paper examines Muslim hosts' perception of Western mass tourism using the tourist island of Gili Trawangan in Indonesia. The study's primary purpose is to show how the beliefs and practices of the Islamic religion of the local community influence the perception of the impacts of tourism. A quantitative method was employed among locals. The results show a certain tolerance and acceptance of Western tourism by the local Muslim community, characterized as having a strong religious belief and a practice level that varies from one individual to another.
Keywords
hosts' perception; Islamic beliefs and practices; social exchange theory; socio-cultural impacts; sustainability
Hrčak ID:
286902
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Publication date:
9.12.2022.
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